its abookalypse!

so, every year The Big Bad Wolf brings books at a cheap rate..so cheap that u're just FORCED to buy! it is crazy! and you'd be crazy not to buy! most books are at a RM8 price range! DO YOU KNOW HOW CHEAP THAT IS FOR A BOOK?! when i first heard about the sale, i was sceptical, because most of the time, books that goes for cheap are shit titles! but..this sale has a good range of book titles for all! 

LOL. that sounded like an advert for them! i swear i am not being sponsored by them to say that! I WISH!

anywho, i went to the sale, and needless to say..i SHOPPED! and shopped! and 1 trip was not enough (as they were cheeky and release new titles every now and then, that i had to keep going back).

but i was really happy i went the many times i did! i discovered new books to read, books i was curious about before, and books i had on my wishlist for forever.

decisions!

my buddies throughout this fiasco was Ewie, Jing, Zhi, Yee Keong, & Justin!

the dilemma of TOO many books!

i went to the sale, a total of 6 times..and bought something each time!

so without further ado, here is my massive book haul of over 6 trips! :)
yes, i feel extra nerdy now, and i am in serious need of a new bookshelf because of it.

MASSIVE BOOK HAUL TIME,

 Day 1 (07.12.12)

22 books (RM 178)

1. Pop goes the Weasel by James Patterson
2. Cat and Mouse by James Patterson
3. Mary, Mary by James Patterson
4. Cross by James Patterson
5. Double Cross by James Patterson
6. Toys by James Patterson
7. Alex Cross's Trails by James Patterson
8. The Lost Symbols by Dan Brown
9. The Gift by Cecelia Ahern
10. Girl in the Mirror by Cecelia Ahern
11. Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend by Matthew Green
12. For one more day by Mitch Albom
13. Starting Over by Tony Parsons
14. Department 19 by Will Hill
15. Lament by Maggie Stiefrater
16. Ballad by Maggie Stiefrater
17. Final Friends (Vol. 1) by Christopher Pike
18. By Midnight by Mia James
19. Darkness Falls by Mia James
20. Darkness Becomes Her by Kelly Keaton
21. The Stone Testament by Celia Ress
22. Let's Kill Uncle by Rohan O'Garady

 Day 2 (10.12.12)

13 books (RM 106)

1. Watchlist by various authors (et al) 
2. The Book of (Even More) Awesome by Niel Pasricha
3. The Cry of the Sloth by Sam Sawage
4. The Weed that Strings the Hangman's Bag by Alan Bradley
5. Hector's Search for Happiness by Francis Lelord
6. Hector and the Secret of Love by Francis Lelord
7. The Bone Collector by Jeffery Deaver
8. The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold
9. My Swordhand is Singing by Marcus Sedgwick
10. Shamanka by Jeanne Willis
11. Numbers 2: The Chaos by Racheal Ward
12. How to Survive Safely in a Science Fictional Universe by Charles Yu
13. Skarlet by Thomas Emson

Day 3 & 4 (14&15.12.12)

3 books (RM 24) + 5 books (RM 40)

(day 3)

1. Number 3: Infinity by Rachel Ward
2. Bloodline by Mark Billingham
3. Sleepyhead & Scaredy Cat by Mark Billingham 

(day 4)

1. Matched by Ally Condle
2. Crossed by Ally Condle
3. Violets are Blue by James Patterson
4. Death Message by Mark Billingham
5. There Once was a Woman Who Tried to Kill Her Neighbour's Baby by Ludmilla Petrushevskaya

Day 5 (21.12.12)

7 books (RM 106) + 1

1. Inside Out by Maria V. Snyder
2. Perfume by Patrick Suskind
3. The Girl with the Glass Feet by Ali Shaw
4. Snow is Silent by Benjamin Prado
5. The Diary of Nobody by Grosssmith
6. The Rape of the Lock by Alexander Pope
7. The Penguin book of Vampire Stories (by various authors) - edited by Alan Ryan

the (+) 1 book that you can see that is peeking out of the bag still is a book I bought as a gift. no, i am not being a cheapo and bought someone a RM8 book. this book is one of those HUGE history like picture books, it is heavy, and at normal price it would be in the hundreds! i just happen to know she would love this book, & even with the discount, the book was not cheap. but i am not mentioning it cause i have yet to pass the present to her. 

Day 6 (22.12.12)

4 books (RM 52)

1.  Alice in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll
2. Room by Emma Donaghue
3. The Scorpio Races by Maggie Steifrater
4. Starcrossed by Josephine Angelini

RM 506 (+), 54 books (+ 1), and 6 days later.......

total: 54 books + 1

my bookshelf is overflowing now! and would need more shelf space if i should buy more. <3

DOUBLE STACKED!

OH, and since this is a book haul, I've decided to also add the books i bought PRIOR to the book sale!

The Casual Vacancy by JK Rowling
RM 69

From Popular Sale

1. One for my Baby by Tony Parsons (RM 7.90)
   
   (Classics, buy 1 free1- RM 8 each)
2. The Secret Garden by Francis H. Burnett (Classics)
3. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde (Classics)
4. [not pictured] The Phantom of the Opera by Gaston Leroux (Classics)
5. [not pictured] The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum (Classics)
   Total: RM 23.90

so, really. the total of new books that I got (for myself) at the end of last year comes up to about: 59 books!

well then! i'm all set for 2013!

till the next Big Bad Wolf sale! psssstttt i got preview passes! :P

bookworms unite!

update & BOTD #7

been spending a lot lately..despite my empty bank account!
anywho, here’s a brief update on the past week or so!
` my youngest brother (smelly boy, Kin Sing) turned 14 on Saturday [23.07.2011]! *confetti in the air* HAPPY BIRTHDAY BOYYYY! YOUR PRESENT WILL COME SOON! :P I PROMISE!!
` I finally booked my flight for a last minute holiday trip to Hong Kong with my sister! im just going to bunk off her like a useless younger sister should! :P <3 much love che, much love. just fyi, im going to Hong Kong on the 14th of August and returning on the 18th!! *excited!*
` read up a lot during the hols I must say..I finished most of my Cecelia Ahern books that I bought/borrowed that I never got round to reading! I finished A Place Called Here and Where Rainbows End..and am currently reading The Book Of Tomorrow..

mini review: A Place Called Here didn’t suck me in at the beginning! the 1st quarter of the book, it was mmmm..okayyyy..I started reading it I think in May I would say, but I stopped cause of school work and stuff..but u know, I didn’t get my usual urges to pick up the book again..and I only picked it up when I had nothing to do one afternoon…but I enjoyed the rest of the book.
Where Rainbows End, for me at first it got me wondering if the whole book would be in notes, letters, instant text form..and for a moment I didn’t think id like it..I mean I do read those kinds of books and enjoy them, but I wasn’t sure for this book..as it went..I loved it! I must say I like this book more compared to A Place Called Here. but I got annoyed at the characters at one point! *one line spoiler alert!* cause well, their love is SO strong and obvious but it took them SO LONG to admit it! grrr..but the book was good.

lol! I know that in my sidebar, the book listed under “Currently Reading,” is The Witching Hour..but I have that on my ipad and I don’t know where the heck the ipad is!! my siblings have taken possession of it and I have yet to see the shadow of it! I should update the sidebar! id do it after this post!
` remember the previous post about me applying for an overload in subjects!? well I GOT IT! WOO HOO! need to go to Uni to sort out the timetable!! which brings me to the next point,
` today marks the last day of holidays, and tomorrow would be the first day of my fourth year in Monash, my final year! and this semester, id be going FIVE subjects!! oh please have mercy on me…
` on a random, I-don’t-know-why-im-blogging-about-this note…I wrote a draft of my resume on Friday (to apply for intern, yes I know im late! but I didn’t think id be able to do intern this year..but it turns out I can!)..and LOL I didn’t know I did so much shit in highschool! I got certificates for the FUNNIEST things and even things I don’t remember doing..like winning FIRST PLACE FOR MALAY POEM WRITING!!! LOL wth?! where did that come from! I got that cert in form 2! heck my Malay then was,..shall I say, not very fluent yet! LOLLLL!! heck even now, my Malay is still inferior to many! majority! how the heck did I create a Malay poem?! LOL! ok shall stop LOL-ing at myself now!

of the day/night series:

[24.07.2011]

I FINALLY bought my much wanted Evil Eye charm (#790529EB, Dangle Eye Blue Enamel) from Pandora!!
can finally cross this off my “Wish Upon A Star” list..

I don’t have / didn’t buy the Pandora bracelet/chain..
I just really want this charm!

id show u what I plan to do with this charm when I do.. :D

but for now..im off..

ps: I started watch Heartstring..
and I like it..

Bookmonster #1

what im reading:

been reading quite abit lately! and recently tweeted that since i came into possession of the iPad2 ive been reading like crazy!

and now, im reading THREE books at once! really, its counter productive! it is taking me longer than i usually take to finish one book now! and the thing is, those 3 books are of different genre!

A Place Called Here
by Cecelia Ahern

The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger

The Witching Hour (of The Mayfair Witches series)
by Anne Rice

LOL.
right now im reading The Witching Hour more than the other 2 books cause this one is on the ipad and i bring the ipad around more than the books cause i dont want to damage my book! im anal that way about my books! ive damaged one before cause i brought it around, i dont want that to happen again! so yea!

thus, im changing my "Currently Reading," section (on the sidebar) to The Witching Hour!

and you know, i read alot of fantasy books i realize!
more on Vampires, Witches/Wizards, romance fairytale! i admit! i like me my fantasy books!

ok, im done updating for now.